Betsy is an author, entrepreneur, practising psychotherapist, complex-trauma specialist & the Senior Leader of Sound Church. Betsy has founded several charities that work directly with those who are impacted by trauma and consults both Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies in over 30 nations.  

She is a firm believer that following Jesus is life transforming, and there has never been a bigger

need in our world for a church that is trauma informed and where we see the kind of stuff that

Jesus did happen. Betsy is married to Andrew and a mother to four wonderful sons. 

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Betsy is the 5th generation pastor. Whilst she deeply appreciated the opportunity to develop a

faith in Jesus that helped strengthen her through many different traumatic seasons, she was

also quite determined from a young age to make the church experience more trauma

informed. She was frustrated by the lack of understanding of child development and

children's needs; the lack of safeguarding; the lack of understanding of young people;

lack of teaching around shame, humanity, vulnerability, emotions and relationships

despite these themes being very much within the Bible. She is frequently heard to use

the phrase ‘humans are complex' and has made sure that the culture is one where we

are all wrestling with the complexity of being human the church incubates ideas to

bring hope and safety and healing to our community and world.